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2020 feels like a new age because of the browser ecosystem. The actual endpoint of the "second age" is probably the combined forces of: 1) Windows 7 Support o
by sheetjs 6y ago
2020 feels like a new age because of the browser ecosystem. The actual endpoint of the "second age" is probably the combined forces of:
1) Windows 7 Support officially ended
2) Edge now switched over to Chromium
With the exception of highly niche applications and markets, sites meant to be consumed on computers can aim for Chromium support and developers can rest assured they are covering the overwhelming majority of the market. Many slower-moving enterprises are standardizing on Chromium-powered browsers. Even NetFront (browsers used by video game consoles) is switching over to Chromium
The "Third Age of JavaScript" isn't marked by tooling or frameworks or code structure, but rather by developers able to focus on one browser instead of multiple. This new age will be marked by innovative use of APIs that people disregarded in the past because they only worked in Chrome.
- fenwick67 6y agoThe only place I can really see this making a difference is webassembly (which is not JavaScript). People have been transpiling their code to erase js discrepancies for years.
- lhorie 6y ago> developers able to focus on one browser instead of multiple. This new age will be marked by innovative use of APIs that people disregarded in the past because they only worked in Chrome. Ah, just like the good old days of `new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");` ;)
- irrational 6y agoI see the opposite. I've talked to a lot of developers who have move to Firefox out of concern for things Google has been doing with Chrome recently. Though, developers are a minority for sure. Most people don't follow tech news closely enough to understand why they should be concerned.
- babaganoosh89 6y agoI doubt it, iOS is still a thing and will drag down support for new browser features.